---
title: "Galeirão-comum"
description: "Fulica atra — Aves. The Eurasian coot (Fulica atra), also known as the common coot or Australian coot, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/eurasian-coot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Galeirão-comum

> Fulica atra — Aves. The Eurasian coot (Fulica atra), also known as the common coot or Australian coot, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae.

- Scientific name: *Fulica atra*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 185143
- Wikidata: [Q25376](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25376)
- iNaturalist taxon: [482](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/482)

## Names

- en: Eurasian Coot
- de: Blässhuhn
- es: Focha común
- fr: Foulque macroule
- nl: Meerkoet
- pt: Galeirão-comum
- pl: Łyska zwyczajna

## Countries with the most observations

RU (28691), GB (20671), AU (18746), DE (15110), IT (9613), FR (9059), NL (8369), ES (6373), CH (4847), JP (4628), UA (3705), CN (3411)

## Summary

The Eurasian coot (Fulica atra), also known as the common coot or Australian coot, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. It is found in Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and parts of North Africa. It has a slaty-black body, a glossy black head and a white bill with a white frontal shield. The sexes are similar in appearance.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_coot

## Photo

![Galeirão-comum](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eurasian-coot/medium.jpg)

Photo: petehawkins · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269486317

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eurasian-coot?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).